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Stalin urges union Mins Hardeep Puri, Khattar to revisit gas allocation methodology for power plants to meet peak summer demand

Chennai, Mar 11 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K Stalin on Wednesday urged union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep S.Puri and union Minister for Power Manohar Lal Khattar with to revisiting gas allocation methodology for power plants for summer power supply reliability to tide over the peak summer demand.
In Demi-official letters to theM, he drew their attention to the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026 notified by their Ministry under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, in the context of possible disruptions in global LNG supply chains.
While the objective of ensuring equitable distribution of natural gas among various priority sectors is fully appreciated, the provision relating to curtailment of gas supply to power plants at around 65% of the consumption during the past six months needs to be reconsidered, he said.
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